King Abdullah Petroleum and Research Center, Riyadh Saudi-Arabia

The research center is by its nature a forward-looking institution, and the architecture also looks to the future with a formal language that can continually expand or transform without compromising the visual character of the complex.

The design approach for the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center has solid technical and environmental considerations at its heart, but the architecture endeavours to move beyond the individual constraints to create a living, organic form that transcends the simple technical strategies and has a strong expression in and of itself.